One of the top matchups on this Saturday's college football schedule is a head-to-head battle between nationally ranked teams with the No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers squaring off against the No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame opened as an 11-point home favorite and that spread has been bet up to 11.5 points at America's Bookie online sportsbook. The total for this game is currently set at 47 points.
The betting consensus leans towards the Fighting Irish at 57 percent with 56 percent of the public leaning towards the OVER. Virginia has climbed the rankings with a prefect 4-0 start while going 2-1-1 against the spread. However, the Cavaliers' early schedule has been rather soft with lopsided victories against in-state teams such as William & Mary and Old Dominion. As one of the better teams in the watered-down ACC, they will be stepping up in class this Saturday afternoon in South Bend.
Notre Dame is coming off a tough 23-17 loss to Georgia closing as a heavy 16-point road underdog. While many bettors are banking on the Irish bouncing back with a dominating win this week, I do believe that a bitter defeat against the No. 3 team in the nation will linger into this game. Virginia is good enough to keep this game closer than 11 points if the Irish do not bring their A game to Notre Dame Stadium in a slated 3:30 p.m. start on NBC.
As part of a weekly series for the popular sports betting website Scores & Stats, I covered this game as my underdog pick of the week. Please click through the link below for my complete game preview.
LINK: Virginia @ Notre Dame
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